View this post on Instagram A post shared by Soaringwords (@soaringwords) I have a confession to make. Like so many people, I used to work really hard to stuff down my negative thoughts and feelings. This is a natural thing to want to do and there are so many strategies that people use … Read more
What is an energy vampire? When watching a B-grade horror flick the ominous music always alerts the audience to the fact that a vampire is afoot. Within moments, the vampire pounces on their unsuspecting victim as blood gushes from the neck. Ouch! However, in real life, energy vampires often hide behind a veneer of charm … Read more
It’s still the first week of the new year, so you might be a bit stressed that you haven’t accomplished all of the New Year’s resolutions you set for yourself. Take a deep breath and exhale. Here’s a video with the fabulous Dr. Jane Dutton, one of my Positive Psychology mentors and best friends. Jane … Read more
Read the Newsletter HERE Author Robert Byrne said, “The purpose of life is to live a life of purpose.” As we step into a new year, we enter a liminal space that resides between the year that has just transpired and the new year that lies ahead. Inside this in-between time, we can imagine possibilities … Read more
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Soaringwords (@soaringwords) I adore mosaic artwork. The dazzling array of colors, the shimmering surface of tiny smashed, fragments of tiles artfully arranged to create a beautiful design. When the New York City subway stations were renovated, I was thrilled when the West 86th Street … Read more
Nature is a wonderful teacher, with so many abundant lessons to absorb. According to the ancient Jewish text The Talmud, “Every blade of grass has its angel that bends over it and whispers GROW, GROW.” When spending time in nature, you get to observe so much miraculous life sprouting up all around you. It takes … Read more
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Soaringwords (@soaringwords) Self-acceptance is more valuable than self-improvement. Before they tie the knot in the last stitch in an exquisite carpet, Persian rug makers purposely place a defective stitch into the weave to convey their humility and the belief that only God is perfect. … Read more
When you’re “open to being open,” you can strengthen your internal knowingness and receptivity to become a high-frequency coincidentor. In April 2022, I was invited to join the board of The Coincidence Project, a global gathering of people who experience synchronicities and coincidences and use these messages as a force for good in the world. … Read more
This is one of my favorite stories about my dad’s zany antics that I share in my debut memoir SOARING into Strength: Love Transcends Pain. Throughout the summer, when my father was hospitalized with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, Mom and I did our best to decorate the windows of Dad’s hospital room that overlooked the stem cell … Read more
When I was in third grade, I was invited to Nancy Houston’s home to help her family decorate the Christmas tree. This was a big deal because my family was Jewish. Although I had seen a gazillion brightly festooned Christmas trees in New Jersey, the shopping center mall capital of the Northeastern United States, my … Read more